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Are America’s downtowns unsafe? The data says no. – Vox
This is an interesting article about fear of crime. Historically fear of crime has always been greater that actual crime measured. Maybe not – especially the inaccurate way crime has been calculated lately. Nonetheless fear of crime is real and drives people’s behavior. This article discusses some of the impact of fear of crime.
People are scared of urban centers. They shouldn’t be.
— Read on www.vox.com/future-perfect/23663437/crime-violence-murder-homicide-cities-downtown
Policing Does Not Have Problems — It Is the Problem – Truthout
Policing is neither reformable nor redeemable.
— Read on truthout.org/articles/policing-does-not-have-problems-it-is-the-problem/
The Latest Misinformation Campaign Is Targeting Cops | Opinion
Excellent article showing misleading information against the police that damages police community relations. The liberals take this damaging narrative and replay the lies over and over again to support their causes. Dam the truth. Thank you for supporting the police and the truth.
Confidently criticizing tactics and filling information gaps with uneducated guesses in ALL CAPS is the epitome of arrogance and ignorance.
— Read on www.newsweek.com/latest-misinformation-campaign-targeting-cops-opinion-1745802
New Jersey ARRIVE Together program could reform policing as we know it
In this report, Rashawn Ray analyzes data from 342 police service call cases involving New Jersey’s successful pilot of the ARRIVE Together program.
— Read on www.brookings.edu/research/new-jersey-arrive-together-program-could-reform-policing-as-we-know-it/
Newark’s mayor: Non-law enforcement people helped us reduce crime | Opinion – nj.com
There is a link to a video from Newark’s crime prevention concept presented and the National League of Cities.
Newark’s mayor: Non-law enforcement people helped us reduce crime | Opinion – nj.com
— Read on www.nj.com/opinion/2023/04/newarks-mayor-our-ecosystem-of-non-law-enforcement-people-helped-us-reduce-crime-opinion.html
Colorado Program Fixes Broken Streetlights Instead of Arresting People for Broken Windows – Streetsblog USA
Better walking, biking, and transit
— Read on usa.streetsblog.org/2023/04/06/colorado-program-fixes-broken-streetlights-instead-of-arresting-people-for-broken-windows/
Chicago police make millions of traffic stops — but find few guns | Injustice Watch
Police made hundreds of thousands more traffic stops than they reported to state regulators, new data shows.
— Read on www.injusticewatch.org/news/police-and-prosecutors/2023/traffic-stops-stop-and-frisk-chicago-police/
Violence in the City- An End or a Beginning
A report to the Governor on the Los Angeles (The Watts) riots.
Get the report here: www.lc.edu/uploadedFiles/Pages/Services/Reid_Memorial_Library/McCone Commission Report Violence in the City Watts Neighborhood.pdf
Inside the Black Market for Temporary License Plates | 1: The Dealers — Streetsblog Projects
This is an excellent article describing the many issues surrounding the illegal and illegitimate use of temporary tags (vehicle registrations).
This also makes a person wonder why Cities like Philadelphia and San Francisco want to limit police investigations of vehicle registration including temporary tags.
Streetsblog found licensed used car dealers exploiting loose regulations to
sell real temp tags illegally.
— Read on www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-part-1-the-dealers
Future of Policing 